People aren’t the only ones suffering from this pandemic. Our pets can feel it too! Many of them have gotten used to you being home all the time and are stressing when you leave. Other dogs have gotten used to quiet neighborhoods and are now barking at people and dogs walking past. In my latest […]
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Try These Simple Leash Walking Tricks — Nose Touch & Heel
If your dog is a dedicated leash puller, don’t despair! You can teach even the most stubborn leash pullers to enjoy walking next to you. All it takes is baby steps. In my latest video, Brick learns that he is rewarded for staying by my side. (Pssst…the way to a dog’s heart is through him stomach!) […]
Teaching Leash Walking? Do This FIRST!
We’ve all seen that person being pulled down the sidewalk, as the dog strains on leash. Not only is this NOT fun, it could be dangerous. So…what’s a human to do? How do we hold their attention, so that they walk nicely on leash? In this dog training video, I show Brick, a client’s dog, […]
10 Dog Food Toys To Entertain And Train Your Dog
Every dog’s daily routine should include Dog Food Toys. Yes, toys are for fun. But they do so much more. You can use them to train your dog, too! For example, if you have a dog that loves to mob people as they come through the door, put out a Dog Food Toy across the […]
How to Survive Puppy Adolescence
Puppy adolescence, also known as the puppy teenage stage, can come as quite a surprise and shock to many dog owners. But it makes sense that dogs go through stages too, albeit quite a bit faster than humans. Puppies hit their teenage stage at around 4 or 5 months and it lasts to about […]
Worlds Best Dog Training Game: Be a Magnet
I am on a mission to keep dog training fun for humans and their pups. If dog training is EASY & FUN, humans and their dogs will be willing to do the time. Plus – dogs will get trained faster, better and more solidly than practicing the same boring sit/stay/come day after day after day… One of my […]
Building Value for Good Behaviors
Which sounds better to you? A) Taking time to create the dog companion you really want; or B) settling for “good enough” and living with a barking, leash-pulling, dog-hating dog? Obviously, the first option sounds best, doesn’t it? But it takes a lot of time and work. Did you know there’s a better and more fun way […]
Why You Should Play with Your Dog
Dogs are great experimenters and many have a sense of humor. My 12 year old dog Simon had become bored and melancholy – but I discovered a swishy game with a nylon sock that he loves, and so do I! The trick is learning your dog’s play style and not getting too rough and wound up. WHY […]
Teach Your Dog To Be A Star
I’ve recently finished training CANDY and EL – two dogs – for OSF’s “Shakespeare in Love”. (They got rave revues like this one: “Candy had the audience in the paw of her foot.”) It was a lot of fun! Could your little dog be the next big STAR? Does he know a couple of tricks and love […]
How Dogs See with Their Noses
Did you know dogs “see” the world mostly through their noses? Their vision is not as sharp as ours, but they more than make up for it by with their sense of smell. A dog has 300 smell receptors compared to your 5! (that’s a LOT of smelling) According to Alexandra Horowitz dogs also smell […]